The Historian · Eleanor · New York
Fraunces Tavern
This is the real thing, with caveats I insist on. The building dates to 1719 (built as the DeLancey mansion); Samuel Fraunces opened the Queen's Head Tavern here in 1762; and on December 4, 1783, Washington gave his farewell to his Continental Army officers in the upstairs Long Room. But it burned and was rebuilt three times — the interior is a careful reconstruction, not original fabric.
Where Washington said farewell to his officers in 1783 — in the oldest building in Manhattan.
— Eleanor, The Historian
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